FR2785756A1 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, TERMINAL AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD AND DATA BROADCASTING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

An information processing device makes it possible to send and receive a large quantity of data while maintaining a real-time characteristic of the data. The information processing apparatus includes a CPU (54) to perform functions such as those obtained using an ID selector (71) to output identification information under a condition reached when '' a program recorded in a medium in the form of a module is executed, using a comparator (72) to compare an ID added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with an ID output by the ID selector (71) and using a data selector (73) to selectively receive data based on a compared result from the comparator (72).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

  Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, an information processing system, a terminal and a data reception method and a data processing system.

  broadcasting data to send and receive data.

Description of the Prior Art

  Systems for loading software content into a hardware terminal and allowing software to be used

  loaded have so far been proposed.

  These proposed systems include reproducers for playing compact discs (CDs), analog discs, mini discs (MD), digital audio tapes (DAT), cassette tapes and video tapes and systems reproducers such as TV game machines and portable game machines for loading media as a module as content in the terminals and for playing the media as

  module in order to be able to play with games.

  Recording / reproduction systems as a combination of a reproduction system and a recording function have also been proposed. These recording / reproducing systems include recording / reproducing devices for MDs and DATs, hardware terminals with added recording function for loading media as a module in a terminal unit as well as for record information in these media in the form of a module and to reproduce information therefrom, such as cassette decks, video decks, radio deck and cassette deck combinations, stereo mini sets, sets of TVs with built-in video decks and video decks with built-in CS decoders, and recording / reproducing systems as a combination in a hardware terminal of a recording function and a function for receiving content

  distributed via radio and cable links.

  TV systems, radio systems (FM and AM), cable TV systems or CATV, CS systems, BS systems, pager or paging systems, cell phone systems and PHS systems ( personal telephone handsets) distribute content via radio and cable links. The terminals of these systems include reception systems to allow users to view distributed content substantially at the same time as the content is distributed. There is a known paging system for transmitting data with identification information (ID) simultaneously on a plurality of paging terminals via radio links. Paging terminals are also known as paging devices

  person or call or beep devices.

  In recent years, a broadcasting system that uses a

  existing paging system has been proposed.

  Figure 17 of the accompanying drawings shows a paging system. As shown in FIG. 17, the paging system comprises a plurality of telephone sets 111, at 111m, a central station 120 connected to the telephone sets 1111 at 111m via a communication link 112, a plurality of base stations 130 to 130n for processing the data transmitted from the central station 120 according to broadcast data and a plurality of paging terminals 1414 to 141n for receiving broadcast data in

  from base stations 130 to 130n.

  Central station 120 includes an ID converter 122 for converting a call signal according to the ID address of a pager terminal, an encoder 123 for encoding converted ID address data and a modem 124 for sending data to and for receiving data from the base stations 1304 to 130n. The base stations 1304 to 130n include respective modems 1311 to 131n to send data to and to receive data from the central station 120, respective phase compensators 132, to 132, to compensate from the phase point of view. data applied thereto and respective transmitters 1334 to 133n to process phase compensated data according to modulated data intended to be transmitted via the respective antennas 1344 to 134n on the

  paging terminals 141, at 141n.

  In the paging system 100, each of the telephone sets 1 1 11 to 11 lm calls a paging terminal.

  desired person according to the following process.

  When the transmitting person dials a number to call the paging terminal from any of the telephone sets 111, 111m away, such as push button telephone sets, the number signal is sent to the

central station 120.

  In the central station 120, the ID converter 122 converts the number signal according to the ID address of that of the paging terminals 141, to 141n which corresponds to the number

  compound. Encoder 123 codes the converted ID address data.

  Modem 124 then sends coded data to the radio stations.

base 130, to 130 ,.

  In the base stations 1304 to 130n, the modems 1314 to 131n receive the data sent from the central station 120 and the phase compensators 1324 to 132n compensate for the phase of the data received. The transmitters 1334 to 133n process the compensated data from the phase point of view according to modulated signals intended to be transmitted via the respective antennas 134,

  134., to paging terminals 141, at 141n.

  The paging terminals 141, 141n have respective ID addresses of their own. The paging terminals 1414 to 141n receive the DL address from the base stations 130 to 130n. If one of the paging terminals 141, to 141n determines that the received DL address and its own DL address match each other, then this paging terminal implements

  call processing, i.e. it emits a beep signal.

  The above-mentioned process consists of a series of successive steps for calling a search terminal.

  person in person search system 100.

  Systems for loading media as a module as content in terminals to use media as a module allow a large amount of data to be manipulated including image data and sound data. However, the data thus manipulated by these systems lacks real-time information. In other words, the media in the form of a module does not contain real-time information and users have to go to stores to buy media.

  as a module as content.

  Systems in which content is distributed over radio and cable links and are received by terminal reception systems to allow users to view distributed content substantially at the same time as the content is distributed allow manipulation of the real time information. However, the amount of information that is sent and received is relatively small and the information distributed is used at the site level only. Information distribution requires permanent installation and users are generally charged for

fixed subscription pricing.

  Terminals consisting of hardware provided with a recording function added to load media in the form of a module in a terminal unit or to record information in these media in the form of a module and to reproduce the same information from these same media , and recording / reproducing systems as a combination in a hardware terminal of a recording function and a function for receiving content distributed via radio and cable links have an increased time shift characteristic of the fact that they can record received content distributed via radio and cable links. In these terminals and in these systems, however, the content received is basically used as new media in the form of a module. The amount of information distributed via radio and cable links remains the same and the real-time nature of the information is lost at the time of distribution. The aforementioned terminals and systems also suffer from the problems that the distribution of information requires permanent installation and users

  generally see a fixed subscription fee charged.

  Sending data using the system shown in the figure

  17 is advantageous in that it uses an existing infrastructure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for processing information, an information processing system, a terminal and a method for receiving data and a system for broadcasting data for sending and receive data so you can send and receive a large amount of data while maintaining character

real-time data.

  The objects, characteristics and advantages mentioned above as well as others of the present invention will appear better in view of

  the following description which will be read in conjunction with the drawings

  annexed on which preferred embodiments of this

  invention are shown by way of illustrative example.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

  Figure 1 is a block diagram of a broadcasting system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a block diagram of a specific arrangement of the broadcasting system shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a block diagram of a portable information communication terminal of the broadcasting system shown in Figure 1; Figure 4 is a block diagram of a specific arrangement of a CPU of the portable information communication terminal shown in Figure 3; Figure 5 is a flow diagram of a processing sequence for obtaining new data in accordance with IDs that the portable information communication terminal acquires as a game program progresses; Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the manner in which a game program is executed by a plurality of portable information communication terminals; FIG. 7 is a diagram which represents data sent in broadcasting systems and an ID added to the data; Figure 8 is a plan view of a video entertainment system according to a second embodiment of the present invention; Figure 9 is a perspective view of the video entertainment system shown in Figure 8; Figure 10 is a block diagram of a video game device and a portable electronic device of the video entertainment system shown in Figure 8; Figure 11 is a plan view of the portable electronic device shown in Figure 10; Figure 12 is a front elevational view of the portable electronic device shown in Figure 10; Figure 13 is a bottom view of the portable electronic device shown in Figure 10; Figure 14 is a block diagram of the video game apparatus shown in Figure 10; Figure 15 is a block diagram of the portable electronic device shown in Figure 10; Figure 16 is a diagram showing control elements controlled by control means in the portable electronic device shown in Figure 15; and Figure 17 is a block diagram of a system of

person search.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

  According to a first embodiment of the present invention, the principles of the invention are applied to a broadcasting system making it possible to send data simultaneously to a plurality of portable information communication terminals as

  information processing devices via radio links.

  As shown in Fig. 1, a broadcasting system 1 includes a broadcasting station 2 as a data broadcasting apparatus for broadcasting various data and an information reproduction system 5 for receiving and reproducing data broadcast from the station 2. The information reproduction system 5 includes an information reproduction apparatus 3 for reproducing data recorded in a recording medium and a portable information communication terminal 4 which can be removably inserted at the interior of the information reproducing apparatus 3 for performing data communications with the reproducing apparatus

information 3.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the broadcasting system 1 comprises a plurality of input devices 11i to 11m which are connected to a communication link in order to be applied with information coming from information providers, a central station 20 for processing, such as for ID conversion, data to which an ID as identification information sent from the input devices 1111 to 11m is added, a communication link 12 which interconnects the input devices 111 at 1 m and the central station 20 for transmitting data between the input devices 11, at 11 m and the central station 20, a plurality of base stations 30, at 30, for processing data in from central station 20 for the transmission and for transmitting the processed data from respective antennas 34, to 34n and a plurality of computer communication terminals portable ion 41 to 4n for receiving data sent from the antennas 34, to 34, n via a radio link. The central station 20 and the base stations 30, at 30n jointly constitute the

  broadcast station 2 which is shown in FIG. 1.

  Each of the input devices 11, 11 lm comprises a personal computer for example and receives in application the information in the form of text characters for example. Dedicated software for entering, editing and transmitting information is pre-installed in the

input devices 11 to 1 m.

  The communication link 12 includes a general analog circuit or a telephone network or a packet network such as a service integration or ISDN digital network or a network.

of open computers or OCN.

  The central station 20 has a connection center 21, a

  ID converter 22, encoder 23 and modem 24.

  The connection center 21 manages data sent from the input devices 11 to 11m. The connection center 21 acts as an identification information management means for managing

IDs added to data.

  More specifically, the connection center 21 checks ID codes which are in fact currently related to data, checks data as to a correspondence with a prepared distribution planning and also checks the contents if necessary.

  data from a quality perspective.

  The ID converter 22 converts the added ID as identification information to data from the data center.

  connection 21 according to a predetermined process.

  The encoder 23 codes the data whose ID has been converted by the

  ID 22 converter according to a predetermined process.

  The modem 24 receives the data encoded by the encoder 23, converts the encoded data to serial data in accordance with a predetermined process and transmits the converted data to

base stations 304 to 30n.

  The base stations 304 to 30n have respective modems 314 to 31n, respective phase compensators 32, to 32n, respective transmitters 334 to 33n and respective antennas 344 to 34n. Base stations 304 to 30n act as broadcast processing means to process data to which IDs are

  added according to data intended for dissemination.

  Modems 314 through 31n receive data which is transmitted as serial data in a predetermined format from

  the modem 24 of the central station 20.

  Phase compensators 321 to 32n compensate for the point of

  view of the phase the data received by the modems 314 to 31n.

  The transmitters 334 to 33n process, for example modulate, the phase compensated data by the phase compensators 324 to 32n according to data intended to be sent from the antennas 34, to 34n via a radio link. More specifically, the transmitters 334 to 33n superimpose phase-shifted sine waves for the respective base stations 304 to 30, n on the phase-compensated data in order to perform a phase shift modulation (FSK) in order to apply a shape

  wave offset on phase compensated data.

  The antennas 344 to 34n transmit processed signals from the base stations 301 to 30n via the

radio link.

  The broadcasting station 2 thus constructed broadcasts the data with the added IDs. The data which is broadcast by the broadcasting station 2 is data related to a game program which is run by the portable information communication terminals 41 to 4n. To these data are added IDs which depend on changes of state during the execution of the game program. More specifically, the execution of the game program represents the progression of a game in which an individual plays when the game program game is executed and the state changes represent the development of the game. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the portable information communication terminals 41 to 4n (which are collectively indicated by means of the reference index 4 on the FIG. 3) comprises an antenna 51, a receiver 52, a digital signal processor (DSP) 53, a main central processing unit (CPU) 54, a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) 55, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory ( EEPROM) 56, liquid crystal display (LCD) controller 57, liquid crystal display (LCD) 58, digital signal processor (DSP) 59, digital to analog converter (DAC), an RF amplifier 61 and a support unit in the form of a module 62. Each of the portable information communication terminals 41 to 4n is arranged as a personal digital assistant

(PDA).

  The antenna 51 detects and converts the data transmitted by

  via a radio link according to an electrical signal.

  The receiver 52 selects a desired signal from the radio signal detected by the antenna 51 and processes, for example demodule, the selected signal. The receiver 52 has a memory 52a (see Figure 4) as a memory means for temporarily storing received data. For example, IDs are added to

data received.

  The DSP 53 is a digital signal processor controlled by the main CPU 54 to process the signal coming from the receiver 52. The DSP 53 decodes coded data coming from the receiver 52 for example. The DSP 53 outputs control signals for a light-emitting diode or LED, an audible warning and a motor based on the digitally processed data. The support unit in the form of a module 62 plays the role of a unit for controlling a support in the form of a module such as an MD or magnetic disc for example. The support unit in the form of a module 62 includes a control unit for driving a support in the form of a module and a reading unit for reading data from a support in the form of a module. For example, the medium in the form of a module can comprise a recording medium in which a game program or a software application program

education is recorded.

  The RF amplifier 61 processes, for example amplifies and formats the waveform, an RF signal coming from the

support in the form of a module 62.

  The DSP 59 is a digital signal processor which is controlled by the main CPU 54 to process the signal from the RF amplifier 61. The DSP 59 decodes data

  coded from the RF amplifier 61 for example.

  The image / LCD controller 57 acts as a control unit to control the LCD 58 on the basis of a

  image output from main CPU 54.

  The LCD 58 displays characters and images in accordance with a control signal from the image /

LCD 57.

  The DAC 60 is a digital-to-analog converter used to convert a digital audio signal decoded by the DSP 59 into an analog signal and used to output the

  analog signal as audio signal.

  The main CPU 54 is a central processing unit for controlling components of the hardware device and it executes a series of steps in accordance with a predetermined sequence which is recorded in the EEPROM 56 which includes for example a non-volatile memory. Data required for the process implemented by the main CPU 54 is stored

  temporarily in DRAM 55 which includes a volatile memory.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the main CPU 54 includes an ID selector 71 as an identification information output means for outputting identification information under a condition which is reached when the program recorded in the support unit in the form of a module 62 is executed, a comparator 72 as a comparison means for comparing an ID added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with an ID which is output by the selector d ID 71 and a data selector 73 as part of a selective reception means for selectively receiving data on the

  base of a compared result from comparator 72.

  The data selector 73 and the memory 52a of the receiver 52 jointly constitute the selective reception means for

  selectively receive data.

  More specifically, the ID selector 71 outputs an ID by selecting one of the IDs stored in the recording medium in accordance with the program recorded therein, based on a condition reached when the program is executed. The selected ID is stored in EEPROM 56 or in a register in the

Main CPU 54 or DSP 53.

  If the program is a game program, then the condition reached when the program is executed represents a certain scene or a certain objective in a game which is executed by the game program as it progresses. Therefore, in this case, selecting an ID based on a condition reached when the program is executed is equivalent to selecting an ID maintained by the program in association with the scene or objective over the game depending on the scene or the objective when the

game is taking place.

  Therefore, in the main CPU 54, the comparator 72 compares an added ID to transmitted data with an ID which is output by the ID selector 71 and the data selector 73 selectively receives the data with the ID added from memory 52a based on the compared result from comparator 72. Therefore, the main CPU 54 can selectively receive transmitted data which corresponds to a condition reached when the program is executed. The data thus selected and received are stored in the EEPROM 56 by

example.

  An arrangement in which various signals are output from the receiver 52 and the DSP 53 is the same as that of the conventional pager or the conventional FM receiver. An arrangement in which an audio signal is output from the RF amplifier 61, from the DSP 59 and from the DAC 60 is the same as that of a conventional CD player, from an MD player to

  classic read only or a classic DAT reader.

  The DSPs 53, 59 as signal processors in the system are controlled by the main CPU 54 to which the DRAM 55 is connected as main memory, the EEPROM 56 for temporarily storing ID codes which are received and stored as well only real-time information and the image controller / LDC 57 for displaying real-time information and images from a medium in the form of a module. ID codes can be stored in registers in the CPU 54 and in the DSPs 53, 59 instead of

be in EEPROM 56.

  FIG. 5 represents a processing sequence according to which each of the portable information communication terminals 41 to 4, executes an application program which is recorded in a medium in the form of a module, acquires IDs according to scenes on the basis of the application program and receives so

  selective data based on IDs.

  The application program contains a plurality of IDs depending on the content of the application program. The application program provided with the IDs added as a function of the related content can be a game program making it possible to play a video game in which scenes (stages) are modified according to the conditions, that is to say a game. roles or the like. IDs are

associated with the respective floors.

  According to the processing sequence represented in FIG. 5, the application program, that is to say the software "A", contains three IDs

depending on scenes (floors).

  At step S1, the portable information communication terminal 4 which collectively represents the portable information communication terminals 41 to 4n discharges static data, that is to say the program A, from the support

as a module.

  Then the portable information communication terminal 4 acquires an ID: A1 from the program A at the level of

  step S2 and stores the ID: A1 acquired in the EEPROM 56 or similar.

  At step S3, the portable information communication terminal 4 implements a process for the purpose of preparation for receiving real time data. The real-time data is related data necessary for the execution of the application program. For example, using real-time data, it is possible to run the application program to run the game. Therefore, the process for preparing for reception of real-time data is a process for receiving

related data.

  At step S4, the communication terminal

  information center 4 decides whether or not a first stage, that is

  say stage 1, has been set to zero or not. If stage 1 has been set to zero, then control goes to step S5 and if stage 1 has not been set

  at zero, then the command goes to a step S6.

  At step S6, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether or not real time data corresponding to the ID: A1 has been received. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received the real time data corresponding to the ID: A1, then the control returns to step S4. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real time data corresponding to the ID: A1, then the

command goes to step S7.

  At step S7, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real-time data corresponding to the ID: A1 and sends out for display or discharges the real-time data received selectively. corresponding to ID: A1 as received data. More specifically, the portable information communication terminal 4 reads real time data temporarily stored in the memory.

52a in the receiver 52.

  At step S5 following step S4, if stage 1 has been set to zero, the portable information communication terminal 4 stores an ID: A2. For example, the information communication terminal

  portable 4 stores a new ID by overwriting or adding.

  By acquiring such a new ID, the portable information communication terminal 4 obtained the right to go to

floor 2.

  At steps S8 to S1, the portable information communication terminal 4 implements a process which is the same

  that the process implemented for stage 1.

  More specifically, at step S8, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether or not a second stage, that is to say stage 2, has been set to zero. If stage 2 has been set to zero, then control goes to step S9 and if stage 2 has not been

  set to zero, then control proceeds to step S10.

  At step S10, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether or not it has received real time data corresponding to the ID: A2. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A2, then the control returns to step S8. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real time data corresponding to the ID: A2, then the command

goes to a step Sl 1.

  At step S 11, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real time data corresponding to the ID: A2 and outputs as an output or discharges the real time data received selectively. corresponding to ID: A2 as received data. By downloading the real-time data, the portable information communication terminal 4 can carry out a new process in the game program which is currently being executed, i.e. it can

  reflect real-time data in the game program.

  At the level 2 zeroing at stage S8, the portable information communication terminal 4 stores the ID:

  A3 and obtains the right to go to stage 3.

  At steps S12 to S14, the portable information communication terminal 4 implements a process which is the same

  than the process implemented for stage 1 and stage 2.

  More specifically, at step S12, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether or not a third stage, that is to say stage 3, has been set to zero. If stage 3 has been set to zero, then the portable information communication terminal 4 ends the processing sequence in accordance with program A. If stage 3 has not been set to zero, then the command

goes to step S13.

  At step S13, the portable information communication terminal 4 decides whether or not it has received real time data corresponding to the ID: A3. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has not received real-time data corresponding to the ID: A3, then the control returns to step S12. If the portable information communication terminal 4 has received real time data corresponding to 'ID: A3, then the command

go to step S14.

  At step S14, the portable information communication terminal 4 selectively receives real time data which corresponds to the ID: A3 and outputs as an output or discharges the real time data received selectively.

  corresponding to ID: A3 as received data.

  If stage 3 has been set to zero at step S12, then the portable information communication terminal 4 ends the processing sequence in accordance with the program A. In accordance with the processing sequence shown in FIG. 5, the portable information communication terminal 4 receives new real-time data so that it passes successively

  by the different stages depending on the progress of the software "A".

  Therefore, IDs act as keys to move from one floor to another and they constitute information such as

  clues, keywords, points or items.

  The information reproducing apparatus 3 into which the portable information communication terminal 4 can be inserted

  removably can be a video game device for example.

  The information reproducing apparatus 3 plays the role of host unit for the portable information communication terminal 4. The information reproducing apparatus 3 and the portable information communication terminal 4 can transmit various elements information contained at this level and various data such as

game programs between.

  In the broadcasting system 1, the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive real time data corresponding to a condition reached when a program such as a game program is executed. This reception of real-time data by the portable information communication terminal 4 provides the

advantages that follow.

  The portable information communication terminal 4 can receive successive data as long as they are in correspondence with IDs according to the program which is executed. Consequently, the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive real-time data. The portable information communication terminal 4 can acquire data

  received even if a large amount of data is received.

  Since the portable information communication terminal 4 can receive a plurality of real-time data related to the program executed by the portable information communication terminal 4, the program executed by the portable information communication terminal 4 is reported in a highly intimate way to the

  broadcasting data from broadcasting station 2.

  Furthermore, since the portable information communication terminal 4 obtains new information on the basis of an activation carried out by the user, the user feels highly involved in terms of content and he finds that the software provides a lot of pleasure. For example, software content may develop differently depending on how the user does with the game. More specifically, if an educational software application program is applied to the delivery system 1, then stages of program contents can be changed depending on the status

user learning.

  If a greater number of stages to acquire IDs during the course of the program are planned, then the history which is constituted by the content of the program can be developed according to a

greater number of steps.

  Although the portable information communication terminal 4 receives only data which is broadcast from the broadcasting station 2, since the portable information communication terminal 4 obtains real time data according to the contents which

  are in progress, the broadcasting system 1 is highly interactive.

  The author of the content and the user of the portable information communication terminal 4 are intimately linked to each other. For example, the author can send new content that

  have been edited based on user feedback.

  You can expect real-time data itself

  same are available for many uses and that they can be detailed, which makes the software more attractive. For example, the data to be transmitted can be of different content at different times although the same ID is added to them. Priority classes can easily be applied to the production of real-time data. For example, while real-time data is being improved, data

  real time can be transmitted successively.

  Furthermore, since real time data with added IDs is data that is broadcast simultaneously to a plurality of people, real time data can

be used as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 6, portable information communication terminals 41, 42, 43 which are in the hands of three respective users can receive data

  from the broadcast station 2.

  Even if the portable information communication terminals 41, 42, 43 are loaded with the same software "A", it is unfortunately possible that the software "A" does not run at the same speed for all the users of the made of different control actions, different progression speeds, different frequencies of use and different periods of use by these users. For example, when the user of the portable information communication terminal 41 is at level 1, the user of the portable information communication terminal 42 may have zeroed stage 1 and may be at level of stage 2 and the user of the portable information communication terminal 43 may have set stage 2 to zero and may be at level of stage 3. In this situation, I'lD: A1 is stored in the portable information communication terminal 41 in stage 1, the ID: A2 corresponding to stage 2 is stored in the portable information communication terminal 42 which has passed to stage 2 and the ID: A3 corresponding to stage 3 is stored in the terminal

  portable information communication 43 which has passed to stage 3.

  In this way, when the same program is executed by different users, the story according to the program can take place at different speeds for the users depending

  program progress at the user level.

  The broadcasting station 2 can send the real time data relating to software "A" and can also send the real time data relating to different software such as software "B", software "C" .... In in this case, real time data to which ID: B1, ID: B2, ID: B3 are added are broadcast in relation to the software "B" and real time data to which ID: Cl, ID: C2, ID

  C3 are added together are broadcast in connection with the software "C".

  FIG. 7 represents a data format used in the broadcasting system 1. The data format represented in FIG. 7 uses an NTT diagram at 1200 bps or bits per second for a

  pager or radio pager.

  As shown in the upper part of Figure 7, the data format presents a data transmission cycle of a frame which includes 15 groups G1, G2, G3, ... G14, G15 as

  data transmission units.

  As shown in an intermediate part of FIG. 7, each of the groups comprises a synchronization signal 201, an address / message identification signal 202, selective person search signals 203, 204 and a compensation compensation signal. phase 205. The address / message identification signal 202 represents codes indicative of an arrangement of

  signals in each of the selective person search signals.

  As shown in the lower part of Figure 7, each of the selective person search signals includes an address signal 211, an auxiliary ID 212 and a message signal 213. According to the NTT scheme at 1200 bps for a search system radio person, real-time data is stored in message signal 213 and ID as signal

  is represented by auxiliary ID 212.

  In the broadcasting system 1, the data format for transmitting the real-time data mentioned above is not limited to the data format represented in FIG. 7, but it can be

  of a next generation data format.

  According to the first embodiment described above, the portable information communication terminal 4 includes a recording medium and it executes a game program which is read from the recording medium. However, the portable information communication terminal 4 can download a game program from a communication link or can download a game program.

  game from the information reproducing apparatus 3.

  According to a second embodiment of the present invention, the information reproduction system 5 in the broadcasting system

  1 is constructed as a video entertainment system.

  As shown in Figures 8 and 9, the video entertainment system includes a video game device 301 as the first data processing means and a portable electronic device 400 removably inserted into the video game device 301 for data communication with, the portable electronic device 400 playing the role of second data processing means and data reception terminal. The video game device 301 plays the role of master unit and the portable electronic device 400 plays the role of slave unit. For example, the video game apparatus 301 is arranged as a means for executing a game program which is stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, and the portable electronic device 400 is arranged in as a means of receiving data that is

  transmitted by broadcast.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the video game device 301 which acts as the first data processing means and also as an information processing device includes an ID selector 301a as output means. identification information making it possible to output identification information under a condition reached when the program recorded in the recording medium is executed and a transmitter 301b as a transmission means for sending an ID which is information identification which is output from the ID selector 301 to the portable electronic device 400. The portable electronic device 400 as a second data processing means comprises a comparator 400a as a comparison means making it possible to compare an ID which is identification information which is added to the data and which is transmitted by means of a broadcast with an ID which is transmitted from the device video game device 301, and a data selector 400b as part of a selective reception means for selectively receiving the transmitted data based on a compared result from the comparator 400a. The video game device 301 comprises the ID selector 301a as a function of a CPU and the portable electronic device 400 comprises the comparator 400a and the data selector 400b as a function of a control means of a

CPU or similar.

  The specific details of the video entertainment system

will be described below.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the video game machine 301 reads an application program from the recording medium and executes the application program in accordance with instructions from the user, this is that is, the person playing the game. For example, the video game machine 301 executes a game program primarily for the purpose of playing a game, displaying pictures of

  play and output sounds.

  The video game apparatus 301 has a rectangular casing 302 which houses a disc loading unit 303 substantially centrally therein for loading an optical disc such as a CD-ROM or the like as a recording medium for apply an application program such as a game program or the like. The housing 302 supports a reset switch 304 to reset a video game, a power switch 305, a disc control switch 306 to control loading of the optical disc and two slots 307A , 307B. The video game device 301 can receive an application program via a communication link instead of receiving it

from the recording medium.

  The portable electronic device 400 and a manual controller 320 can be connected to the slots 307A, 307B. A system of

  memory card can also be connected to slots 307A, 307B.

  The manual controller 320 comprises first and second control pads 321, 322, a left button 323L, a right button 323R, a start button 324, a selector button 325, analog control pads 331, 332, a selector switch mode 333 to select control modes for analog control pads 331, 332 and an indicator 334 to indicate a selected control mode. The manual controller 320 also has a mechanism for printing a vibration (not shown) which is arranged therein to print vibrations to the manual controller 320 depending on how the video game plays out. The manual controller 320 is electrically connected to the slot 307B in the casing 302 by a connector 326. If two manual controllers 320 are respectively connected to the slots 307A, 307B, two users or game players can share the video entertainment system in order to play to a competitive game for example. The video game device 301 can

  have more than two slots 307A, 307B or less.

  As shown in Figures 11, 12 and 13, the portable electronic device 400 includes a housing 401 which supports a manual control pad 420 for entering various pieces of information, a display unit 430 such as a display unit liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like and a window 440 for enabling a wireless communication unit to perform wireless communication

  such as infrared communication.

  The housing 401 includes an upper shell 401a and a lower shell 401b and houses a card which supports memory devices etc. on her. The housing 401 is shaped so that it can be inserted into one or the other of the slots 307A, 307B formed in

the casing 302.

  The window 440 is mounted on a substantially semi-circular end of the housing 401. The display unit 430 occupies substantially the half-surface of the upper shell 401a of the housing

  401 and is positioned near window 440.

  The manual control pad 420 includes a plurality of control buttons 421, 422 for entering events and for making various selections. The manual control pad 420 occupies substantially the other half surface of the upper shell 401a and is positioned at a distance from the window 440. The manual control pad 420 is disposed on a cover 410 which is supported on the housing 401 so to be able to be moved angularly. The control buttons 421, 422 extend through the cover 410 from its upper surface to its lower surface. The control buttons 421, 422 are supported on the cover 410 so that they can move inside and outside the

  upper surface of the cover 410.

  The portable electronic device 400 comprises a card placed in the housing 401 and facing the cover 410 when the latter is closed on the housing 401. The card supports a plurality of switching pressure means kept in alignment with the respective control buttons 421, 422 when the cover 410 is closed on the housing 401. When one of the control buttons 421, 422 is pressed by the user, it activates the corresponding switching pressure means for pressing a pressure switch

  such as a diaphragm switch for example.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the portable electronic device 400 provided with the cover 410 which is open is inserted in the

  slot 307A in the casing 302 of the video game device 301.

  The video game device 301 and the portable electronic device 400 have the respective structural appearances such as

* described above.

  As shown in Fig. 14, the video game apparatus 301 includes a control system 350 which includes a central processing unit (CPU) 351 and its peripheral devices, a graphics system 360 which includes a graphics processing unit (GPU) 362 for plotting image data in an image buffer 363, a sound system 370 which includes a sound processing unit (SPU) 371 for generating music sounds and sound effects and an optical disc controller 380 for controlling an optical disc in which application programs are stored, a communication controller 390 for controlling signals from the manual controller 320 which enters instructions from the user and data applied to and from a memory card memory 500 which stores gaming establishments and the portable electronic device 400, a bus 395 to which the control system 350, the graphics system 360, the system sound 370, the optical disk controller 380 and the communication controller 390 are connected, a parallel input / output (I / O) interface (PIO) 396 and a serial I / O interface (SIO) 397 which interface

with another device.

  The control system 350 comprises a CPU 351, a peripheral device controller 352 for controlling a data transfer by direct memory access (DMA), a main memory 353 which comprises a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM) 354 which stores various programs such as an operating system to manage main memory 353, the system

  360 graphics, 370 sound system etc.

  The CPU 351 controls the video game device 301 in its

  all by activating the operating system stored in ROM 354.

  When the video game device 301 is activated, the CPU 351 activates the operating system stored in the ROM 354 in order to start the control of the graphics system 360, of the sound system 370 etc. For example, when the system of operation is activated, the CPU 351 initializes the video game device 301 in its entirety to confirm its operation and then it controls the optical disc controller 380 in order to execute an application program recorded in the optical disc. When the application program is executed, the CPU 351 controls the graphics system 360, the sound system 370 etc ... according to instructions entered at the user level so as to control the display of images and the

  generation of music sounds as well as sound effects.

  As shown in Figure 10, the CPU 351 includes the ID selector 301a to output an ID under a condition reached when the program is executed. More specifically, as with the first embodiment, the IDs corresponding to conditions reached when the program is executed are contained by the program. The selector of ID 301a selects one of the IDs thus contained by the program according to the progress

from the program.

  The graphics system 360 includes a geometry transfer engine (GTE) 361 for performing coordinate transformations as well as any other processing, a GPU 362 for plotting image data in accordance with commands from the CPU 351, a buffer of image 363 for storing image data plotted by GPU 362 and an image decoder 364 for decoding compressed and encoded image data by means of a transformation

  orthogonal such as a discrete cosine transformation.

  The GTE 361 has a parallel arithmetic mechanism for performing a plurality of arithmetic operations in parallel to each other and it can perform coordinate transformations, light source calculations, matrices or vectors at high speed in response to a request from the CPU 351. More specifically, the GTE 361 can calculate the coordinates of a maximum of 1.5 million polygons per second for a flat shading process in order to draw a single triangular polygon with a single color for example. With the GTE 361, the video game device 301 can reduce the load on the CPU 351 and can

  perform high speed coordinate calculations.

  In accordance with an image trace command from the CPU 351, the GPU 362 traces a polygon or the like in the image buffer 363. The GPU 362 can trace a maximum of

360,000 polygons per second.

  Image buffer 363 includes two-port RAM and can simultaneously store image data plotted by GPU 362 or image data transferred from main memory 353 and read image data for display. The image buffer 363 has a storage capacity of 1 megabytes for example and it is handled as a 16-bit matrix constituted by a horizontal row of 1024 pixels and by a vertical column of 512 pixels. Image buffer 363 has a display area for storing image data to be output as video output data, a color look-up table area or CLUT for storing a color look-up table which will be referred to by GPU 362 when drawing a polygon or the like and a texture area for storing texture data to be subjected to coordinate transformations when a polygon is drawn and mapped onto a drawn polygon by GPU 362. The CLUT area and the texture area are dynamically modified when the display area or area

is changed.

  The image decoder 364 is controlled by the CPU 351 in order to decode image data of a still or moving image which is stored in the main memory 353 and in order to store the decoded image in the main memory 353. The image data reproduced by image decoder 364 is transferred to image buffer 363 by GPU 362 and can be used as a background or background for an image that is plotted by GPU 362. The sound system 370 includes an SPU 371 for generating music sounds, sound effects etc. based on commands from the CPU 351, a sound buffer 372 for storing waveform data from the SPU 371 and a speaker 373 for outputting sounds from

  music, sound effects etc. generated by the SPU 371.

  SPU 371 has an ADPCM (Adaptive Pulse Modulation or Adaptive Differential PCM) function to reproduce 16-bit sound data that has been encoded as 4-bit differential sound data using ADPCM, a function of reproduction to reproduce waveform data stored in the sound buffer 372 to generate sound effects etc. and a modulation function for modulating and reproducing the data of

  waveform stored in the sound buffer 372.

  The 370 sound system can be used as a sample sound source which generates music sounds, sound effects etc. based on waveform data that is stored in the 372 sound buffer according to commands

from CPU 351.

  The optical disk controller 380 includes an optical disk unit 381 for reproducing application programs and data recorded on an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or the like, a decoder 382 for decoding programs and data which are recorded with an error correction code added thereto and a buffer 383 for temporarily storing data read from the optical disk drive 381 so as to allow data to be read from the optical disk at high speed

  high. An auxiliary CPU 384 is connected to the decoder 382.

  The sound data which is recorded on the optical disc which is read by the optical disc unit 381 includes PCM data converted from analog sound signals in addition to the ADPCM data. ADPCM data which is recorded as 4-bit differential data or 16-bit digital data is decoded by decoder 382, is applied to the SPU 371, is thus converted to analog data and is applied to drive the loudspeaker. speaker 373. PCM data that is recorded as 16-bit digital data is decoded by decoder 382 and then applied to drive the

speaker 373.

  The communication controller 390 includes a communication control mechanism 391 for controlling communication with the CPU 351 via the bus 395, a controller connector 309 to which the manual controller 320 for entering instructions at the user level is connected and two memory card insertion units 308A, 308B (see also Figure 9) for receiving the memory card 500 as an auxiliary memory device for storing game establishments etc. and the portable electronic device 400, the memory card insertion units 308A, 308B being controlled by the control mechanism of

communication 391.

  The communication controller 390 has the function of the transmitter 301b shown in FIG. 10 to send data to and to receive data from the portable electronic device 400. The video game apparatus 301 thus constructed makes it possible to play a video game on the basis of a game program which is recorded on the

  optical disk that is mounted in the 580 optical disk controller.

  In the video game apparatus 301, the CPU 351 can select one of the IDs under a condition which is reached when the game program is executed. The selected ID is transmitted to the device

  portable electronics 400 by the communication controller 390.

  A game program which can be executed by the video game machine 301 can be a game program or educational software

  as described above in relation to the first embodiment.

  In the case of such a game program, IDs represent identification information which depends on scenes or conclusions in a game which is played by the game program as it progresses. As shown in FIG. 15, the portable electronic device 400 comprises a control means 441, an appliance connection connector 442, an input means 443, a display means 444, a clock function unit 445 , a non-volatile memory 446, a loudspeaker 447, a wireless communication means 448 and a radio reception means 449 as data transmission / reception means, an accumulator 450, a power supply terminal 451 and a diode 452 as supply means. The control means 441 comprises a microcomputer for example. The control means 441 comprises a program memory 441a arranged therein as storage means

of program.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the control means 441 comprises a comparator 400a for comparing an ID which is identification information added to data transmitted by means of a broadcast with an ID which is transmitted from the video game apparatus 301 and a data selector 400b as a selective reception means for selectively receiving data transmitted or transmitted based on a compared result from the comparator 400a. The comparator 400a compares an ID which is identification information added to data transmitted by means of a broadcast with an ID transmitted from the video game apparatus 301. The data selector 400b selectively receives the data transmitted on the basis of a

  compared result from comparator 400a.

  The device connection connector 442 acts as a connection means for connection to a slot of another information handling device or the like. For example, the connector 442 includes a data communication function for transmitting data to the video game device 301 and for

receive data.

  The input means 443 controls the control buttons to control a program which is stored in the memory of

program 441a.

  The display means 444 includes a liquid crystal display unit or the like for displaying various pieces of information. The clock function unit 445 is arranged to display the

  time on display means 444 for example.

  Non-volatile memory 446 is used to store various data.

  For example, the non-volatile memory 446 includes a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory which can retain the stored data even when the portable electronic device 400 is switched off. For example, non-volatile memory 446 stores received data which is selectively received by the data selector 400b. Since the portable electronic device 400 includes the accumulator 450, the non-volatile memory 446 can include a static random access memory (SRAM) making it possible to store and read

data at high speed.

  The accumulator 450 also allows the activation of the portable electronic device 400 independently even when the portable electronic device 400 is removed from the slots 307A, 307B

  formed in the casing 302 of the video game device 301.

  The accumulator 450 comprises a chargeable secondary accumulator. When the portable electronic device 400 is inserted into one or other of the slots 307A, 307B formed in the casing 302 of the video game device 301, the accumulator 450 receives electrical energy from the Video game device 301. More specifically, the accumulator 450 comprises a terminal which is connected to the supply terminal 450 via a reverse current prevention diode 451. When the portable electronic device 400 is connected to the casing 302, electrical energy is applied from the power supply terminal 450 via the current prevention diode

reverse 451 on accumulator 450.

  The wireless communication means 448 is arranged to perform data communication with another memory card or the like via infrared radiation or the like. The radio reception means 449 comprises an antenna, a demodulator etc. and it is arranged to receive various data transmitted by means of a radio broadcast. The radio reception means 449 also includes a memory for temporarily storing received data which has been broadcast. The memory and the data selector 400b of the control means 441 play jointly the role of selective reception means. Data selector 400b selectively reads stored data

  temporarily in memory based on its ID.

  The speaker 447 is constructed as a sound generating means for generating sounds according to a

program.

  The above-mentioned components or means of the portable electronic device 400 are connected to the control means 441

  and are activated from the control of the control means 441.

  FIG. 16 represents the control elements of the control means 441. As shown in FIG. 16, the control means 441 comprises an apparatus connection interface for connection to an information manipulation apparatus, a memory interface for outputting data to a memory and for entering data from a memory, a display interface, a command input interface, a sound interface, a wireless communication interface, an interface

  clock management and program download interface.

  The portable electronic device 400 which includes the input means 443 such as button switches for controlling a program to be executed and the display means 444 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) unit also plays the role of portable gaming device when a gaming application is executed. The function of the portable electronic device 400 is to download an application program from the video game apparatus 301 and to store the application program downloaded in the program memory 441a in the microcomputer 441. With the aid of '' such a function, it is possible to modify the application programs and various operating device software

  on the portable electronic device 400.

  The radio reception means 449 receives transmitted data which is broadcast from the broadcasting station 2 and the comparator 400a compares the ID added to the data received with the ID transmitted from the video game device 301. The data receiver 402 selectively receives the data received by the radio receiving means 449 based on a compared result from the comparator 401. Therefore, the portable electronic device 400 can selectively receive the data for which the ID corresponds to the ID transmitted from the video game device 301. Then the portable electronic device 400 transmits the data received selectively to the video game device 301 via the connection connector

  422 device which plays the role of transmission means.

  The video game device 301 and the portable electronic device

  400 jointly constitute the video entertainment system.

  The portable electronic device 400 receives data corresponding to an ID obtained under a condition reached when the program is reproduced by the video game device 301, and the video game device 301 receives the data that the portable electronic device 400 has received selectively based on the ID. Therefore, the video game apparatus 301 acquires new data when a certain condition is fulfilled when the program is executed. More specifically, the video game device 301 receives data to move to a new stage based on an ID acquired when a stage

is set to zero.

  In the video entertainment system, the portable electronic device 400 itself can use the data that the portable electronic device 400 has selectively received based on the ID. More specifically, the portable electronic device 400 can reflect the data thus received selectively in the game program which is being executed, for example it can use the data as data to move to a next stage. The video game apparatus 301 is not operationally limited to the reproduction of data recorded in the recording medium, but it can download a game program

  via a communication link and read the downloaded game program.

  The information reproducing apparatus 3 and the portable information communication terminal 4 in the broadcasting system according to the first embodiment can be arranged in the same way as the video game apparatus 301 and the portable electronic device 400 according to the second embodiment. According to such a modification, the functions for acquiring an ID when the program is executed and for selectively receiving data on the basis of the ID are not modified but other functions are modified in order to determine the arrangements of the information reproducing apparatus 3 and the terminal

  portable information communication 4.

  An apparatus for processing information in accordance with the present invention includes identification information output means for outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed, comparison means for comparing identification information added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information output by the identification information output means and selective reception means for selectively receiving the data transmitted on the basis of a compared result from the comparison means. Consequently, the comparison means compares the identification information output by the identification information output means and the identification information added to the data transmitted to each other and the means for selective reception selectively receives the transmitted data to which the identification information is added on the basis of the compared result in

origin of the means of comparison.

  The information processing apparatus can therefore receive the transmitted data corresponding to a condition which is reached when the program is executed. The information processing apparatus can therefore receive

highly real-time data.

  An information processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps consisting in outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed, in comparing the added identification information with transmitted data which have been broadcast with identification information sent out and to be received

  selective data transmitted on the basis of a compared result.

  Therefore, the identification information outputted and the identification information added to the transmitted data are compared to each other and transmitted data to which the identification information is added is received in a manner

  selective on the basis of the comparative result.

  The information processing method can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a transition which is reached when the program is executed. The information processing method therefore makes it possible to receive data

highly in real time.

  A system for processing information according to the present invention comprises a first data processing means and a second data processing means. The first data processing means comprises an identification information output means for outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed and a transmission means for transmitting the identification information which is output by the identification information output means on the second data processing means. The second data processing means comprises a comparison means for comparing the identification information added to the transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information which is output by the information output means. identification and a selective reception means for selectively receiving the data transmitted on the basis of a compared result from the comparison means. Consequently, in the first data processing means, the identification information output means outputs the identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed and the transmission means transmits the information identification to the second data processing means. In the second data processing means, the comparison means compares the identification information transmitted from the first data processing means and the identification information added to the data transmitted to each other and the means selective reception selectively receives transmitted data to which identification information is added on

  the base of the compared result from the comparison means.

  The system for processing the information can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition which is reached when the program is executed. The system for processing information can therefore

  receive data in real time.

  According to an information processing method according to the present invention, a second data processing means selectively receives data transmitted on the basis of a comparison result between identification information acquired under a condition reached when program is executed by a first data processing means and identification information added to the transmitted data which has been broadcast so as to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The information processing method makes it possible to receive data in highly

real time.

  An apparatus for processing information according to the present invention includes identification information output means for outputting the identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed and transmission means for transmitting the identification information output by the identification information output means on a data reception terminal which is connected to an external device to receive transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information which is added to them. Therefore, the transmission means can transmit the identification information which is output by the identification information output means

  on the data reception terminal.

  The data reception terminal can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached when a program is executed. Therefore, the apparatus for processing the information can receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The device for processing information makes it possible to

  receive data in real time.

  An information processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps consisting in outputting identification information under a condition which is reached when a program is executed and in transmitting the identification information output as far as to a data reception terminal which receives the transmitted data which has been broadcast to which the identification information is added. Consequently, the identification information sent at the output can be transmitted to the terminal of

receiving data.

  The data reception terminal can therefore receive the transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached when a program is executed. Consequently, the information processing method makes it possible to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The information processing process makes it possible to

  receive data in real time.

  A data reception terminal according to the present invention comprises reception means for receiving transmitted data which has been broadcast, comparison means for comparing identification information acquired by an information processing apparatus under a condition when a program is executed with identification information added to the transmitted data and selective reception means for selectively receiving the transmitted data on the basis of a compared result from the comparison means. Therefore, the comparison means compares the identification information acquired by the information processing apparatus under the condition when the program is executed with the identification information added to the transmitted data and the selective reception means receives selectively the transmitted data to which the identification information is added on the basis of the result compared in

origin of the means of comparison.

  The data reception terminal can therefore receive transmitted data corresponding to a condition reached when a program is executed. Therefore, the data receiving terminal makes it possible to receive the data

highly in real time.

  According to a data reception method according to the present invention, the transmitted data which has been broadcast is selectively received on the basis of a comparison result between identification information acquired by an information processing apparatus under a condition when a program is executed and an identification information which is added to the transmitted data which has been broadcast so that the transmitted data corresponding to the condition when the program is

executed can be received.

  The data reception method makes it possible to receive the transmitted data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The information processing process makes

  possible to receive data highly in real time.

  A data broadcasting system according to the present invention comprises a data broadcasting apparatus comprising an identification information management means for managing the identification information added to the data and a broadcasting means for broadcasting data to which the the identification information has been added by the identification information management means. The data broadcasting system also comprises an information processing apparatus comprising an identification information output means for outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed, a comparison means for comparing the identification information added to the transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information output by the identification information output means and a selective reception means for selectively receiving the data transmitted on the basis of a compared result from the comparison means. Therefore, in the data broadcasting apparatus, the broadcasting means can broadcast the data to which the identification information has been added by the identification information management means. In the information processing apparatus, the comparison means compares the identification information which is output by the identification information output means with data transmitted from the data broadcasting apparatus and the selective reception means selectively receives the transmitted data to which the identification information is added on

  the base of the compared result from the comparison means.

  The data broadcasting system can therefore send and receive data corresponding to the condition reached when the program is executed. The data dissemination system

  makes it possible to receive data highly in real time.

  Although some preferred embodiments of the present invention have been presented and described in detail, it should be understood that various variations and modifications can be made

  without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (29)

  1. Apparatus (4) for processing information, characterized in that it comprises: identification information output means (71) for outputting identification information (ID) under a condition reached when a program is executed; comparison means (72) for comparing identification information added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information output by said identification information output means; and selective reception means (73) for selectively receiving the transmitted data on the basis of a compared result in   origin of said comparison means.   2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said program comprises a game program for executing a video game, said identification information output means comprising means for outputting identification information in accordance   a change of state during the execution of the video game.   3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises means for reflecting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective reception means in the program that is executed.   4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said identification information output means comprises means for selecting and outputting one of a plurality of elements   of identification information added to said program.   5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a recording medium on which said program is saved.   6. Information processing method, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: outputting (S5) of identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed; comparing (S10) identification information added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information output by said identification information output means; and selectively receiving (S11) the data transmitted on   the basis of a comparison result.   7. System for processing data, characterized in that it comprises a first data processing means (301) for processing the data and a second data processing means (400) removably attached to said first processing means data for performing data communications with said first data processing means, said first data processing means comprising identification information output means (301a) for outputting identification information under a reached condition when a program is executed and a transmission means (301) for transmitting the identification information output from said identification information output means to said second data processing means, said second data processing means data comprising a comparison means (400a) for comparing identification information added to transmitted data which has been broadcast es with the identification information transmitted from said first data processing means and a selective reception means (400b) for selectively receiving the transmitted data on the basis of a result   compared from said comparison means.   8. System according to claim 7, characterized in that said second data processing means comprises a transmission means (442) for transmitting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective reception means to said first means of data processing.   9. The system as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that said program comprises a game program for playing a video game, said means for outputting identification information comprises means for outputting identification information as a function   a change of state during the course of the video game.   10. System according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises means for reflecting the transmitted data selectively received by said means for selective reception in the program that is executed.   11. System according to claim 7, characterized in that said identification information output means comprises means for selecting and outputting a plurality of elements   of identification information added to said program.   12. The system of claim 7, further characterized in that it comprises a recording medium on which said program is saved.   13. Method for processing information in a data processing system comprising a first data processing means (301) for processing data and a second data processing means (400) detachably attached to said first processing means data for carrying out data communications with said first data processing means, characterized in that it comprises the step of: selectively receiving, with said second data processing means, transmitted data which have been broadcast based on a comparison result between identification information acquired under a condition reached when a program is executed by a first data processing means and identification information added to the data   that have been broadcast.   14. The method of claim 13, characterized in that it further comprises the step of transmitting the transmitted data which has been received selectively from said second data processing means up to said first data processing means. 15. Apparatus for processing information, characterized in that it comprises: identification information output means (301a) for outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed; and transmission means (301b) for transmitting the identification information output from said identification information output means to a data reception terminal (400) which is connected to an external device for receiving transmitted data which have been disseminated with the identification information added to them. 16. Apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that it comprises means for acquiring transmitted data received selectively by said data reception terminal on the basis of a result of a comparison between the information of identification output by said identification information output means and the identification information added to the transmitted data which have been aired.   17. Apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that said program comprises a game program for playing a video game, said identification information output means comprising means for outputting identification information in accordance   a change of state during the course of the video game.   18. Apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that it further comprises means for reflecting the transmitted data selectively received by said selective reception means in the program that is executed.   19. Apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that said identification information output means comprises means for selecting and outputting one of a plurality of elements   of identification information added to said program.   20. Apparatus according to claim 15, characterized in that it further comprises a recording medium on which said program is saved.   21. An information processing method, characterized in that it comprises the steps of: issuing an output of identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed; and transmitting the outputted identification information to a data receiving terminal which is connected to an external device, to receive transmitted data which has been broadcast   with the identification information added to them.   22. Data reception terminal (400) removably attached to an information processing apparatus (301) for data communications with the information processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises: means receiving (449) for receiving transmitted data that has been broadcast; comparison means (441, 400a) for comparing identification information acquired under a condition when a program is executed by the information processing apparatus with identification information added to the transmitted data; and selective reception means (400b) for selectively receiving the transmitted data on the basis of a compared result in   origin of said comparison means.   23. Data reception terminal according to claim 22, characterized in that it further comprises a transmission means (400, 442) for transmitting the transmitted data received selectively by said selective reception means at said   information processing apparatus.   24. Data reception method provided with a data reception terminal detachably attached to an information processing apparatus for data communications with the information processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises the step of selectively receiving data transmitted on the basis of a comparison result between identification information acquired under a condition when a program is executed by an information processing apparatus and identification information   added to the transmitted data that has been disseminated.   25. Data broadcasting system characterized in that it comprises: a data broadcasting device (2) comprising an identification information management means (21) for managing identification information added to data and broadcast means (304 30n) for broadcasting data to which identification information has been added by said identification information management means; and an information processing apparatus (4) comprising identification information output means for outputting identification information under a condition reached when a program is executed, comparison means (72) for comparing the identification information added to transmitted data which has been broadcast with the identification information output by said identification information output means and a selective reception means (73) for selectively receive the transmitted data based on a compared result from of said comparison means.   26. Data broadcasting system according to claim, characterized in that said program comprises a game program for playing a video game, said identification information output means comprising means for outputting information information. identification based on a change of state during playing the video game.   27. Data broadcasting system according to claim, characterized in that it further comprises means for reflecting the transmitted data selectively received by said means for   selective reception in the program which is executed.   28. A data broadcasting system according to claim, characterized in that said identification information output means includes means for selecting and outputting one of a plurality of information items. identification added to said program. 29. Data broadcasting system according to claim, characterized in that it further comprises a recording medium on which said program is recorded.